Matt Schaub was doing agility drills on a side field with a number of other players who were not practicing. Looks like he is moving very well. Not allowed to shoot video of recovering players, but the best way to explain is that I have two never-surgically-repaired feet, and am reasonably gym fit, and I don’t think I could be doing the drills Schaub was doing. He was moving very well. If you didn’t know he was injured last season, you wouldn’t know by watching him now.

Some people reacted with surprise to that. And sometimes I run across things speculating Schaub will be limited next year due to his injury last year. I don’t see that just by the eyeball test. And I don’t hear any concern from the Texans. And by their actions in the offseason, the Texans don’t look like they are concerned.

I asked coach about that outsider view at Wednesday’s Organized Team Activities (OTAs), and this is his response in whole:

(on some fans and media questioning the status of QB Matt Schaub) “There’s nobody here questioning it, I can tell you that. He’s our quarterback, he’s our leader, he’s played extremely well. He had a very unfortunate situation last year, getting caught in a pile. We know what Matt’s capable of and what he’s done when he’s been on the field for us and we’re expecting big things from him, so there’s no questions being asked here.”

(on QB Matt Schaub’s fitness) “You’re probably watching him as much me over there. He’s on the other field. But he looks good to me. He looks like Matt. He’ll work as hard as anybody and he’s got a lot of ground to make up while some of these other guys take a little break here in a few weeks. He and Andre (Johnson) are going to have to stay at it.”

Yes, yes I have been watching Schaub on the other field. Yes, he’s moving around really well. Looks like Matt Schaub.

In sum, what this means is that TJ Yates and the other quarterbacks are getting more work on the offense than they would otherwise for this time of year.

So for Texans fans, this shouldn’t be high on the concern list. Yes, all fans are concerned that their starting QB stays healthy, but I don’t think there needs to be an extra concern about the foot.

And for fantasy football people, I’m not sure that there’s much different than what was anticipated going into last year. That with an improved defense, there will likely be less shootout games than in the year’s pre-2011 season, but that Matt Schaub is likely going to continue being his efficient self with some very efficient games thrown in there for good measure.

Things to Watch.

The biggest things to watch as far as Texans wins/fantasy football goes is the progression of the right side of the offensive line. They have good candidates to fill those spots, and they’ve succeeded with players not drafted in high rounds before, but until they play and produce and stay on the field, you just don’t know.

The best asset they have in continuing to make this work is great offensive line/tight end coaching. The offensive coordinator has a offensive line background and is good at conveying not just what to do but why it is important to do it that way. The offensive line coach is well-regarded by the line, and is proficient in teaching it. And the tight ends coach has been coaching this position since his Denver days.

Today Notes in OTAs:

For the first time in OTAs, they worked without helmets and very much worked on: tempo, 2 minute drill, working with noise. Less drills, more things that looked like football (though just running around in shorts). Kubiak said he “really tried to gas them and see who could think when they were tired.”

No new injuries and Trindon Holliday made his way back on the field today after sitting out a few days with an ankle issue.